papayo

[paˈpaʝo]

/[paˈpaʝo]/ noun

The verdict

“papayo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Carica papaya) Arbusto tropical de la familia de las caricáceas, posiblemente mesoamericano, de tronco fibroso sin ramas que alcanza los dos metros y medio, con látex espeso que ha sido empleado p...

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Index ES-papayo · papayo · Spanish

papayo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for papayo
PropertyValue
Headwordpapayo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[paˈpaʝo]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “papayo” en español

papayono entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

papayo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [paˈpaʝo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

papayo doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is papayo, spelled P-A-P-A-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Carica papaya) Arbusto tropical de la familia de las caricáceas, posiblemente mesoamericano, de tronco fibroso sin ramas que alcanza los dos metros y medio, con látex espeso que ha sido empleado para ablandar carnes, coronado por follaje circular de hojas palmeadas.
  2. 2
    Fruto comestible del papayo₁, con forma ovoide de entre 20 y 40 cm de alto, textura blanda, piel fina por lo general de color amarillento al madurar, pulpa carnosa de textura suave color naranja, y fresco sabor dulce. Contiene en su centro hueco abundantes semillas de color negro, redondeadas y encerradas en una baba transparente, generalmente no comestibles, aunque con propiedades laxantes.
  3. 3
    Planta parecida a la palmera, que se cría en las Molucas.
  4. 4
    Hombre de poca inteligencia o voluntad, tardo o torpe.

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "papayo"?
"papayo" is spelled P-A-P-A-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [paˈpaʝo].
What does "papayo" mean?
As a noun, "papayo" means: (Carica papaya) Arbusto tropical de la familia de las caricáceas, posiblemente mesoamericano, de tronco fibroso sin ramas que alcanza los dos metros y medio, con látex espeso que ha sido empleado p...
How do you pronounce "papayo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "papayo" is [paˈpaʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "papayo" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list